Is Fir Street in Manchester a nice place to live?

Fir Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Fir Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Fir Street is located in the Miles Platting & Newton Heath ward of the Manchester district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.492654, -2.217606
Grid Ref SJ856995
Suburb Collyhurst
Constituency Manchester Central
Postcodes M40 8EJ

House Prices

The average house price in Fir Street is 34.16% lower than the rest of Manchester. The last sale we have on record is 64 Fir Street, that sold for £215,000. The average house price in Manchester is £211,712 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fir Street

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 64 Semi £215,000
08/12/2021 39 Terrace £165,000
15/10/2021 134 Semi £144,000
31/08/2021 35 Terrace £140,000
20/08/2021 45 Terrace £125,000
06/08/2021 8 Terrace £125,500
12/03/2021 73 Terrace £115,000
19/02/2021 209 Semi £155,000
19/02/2021 108 Detached £230,000
12/02/2021 175 Semi £140,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Fir Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Fir Street during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Fir Street and compared that to the average for the Miles Platting & Newton Heath ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fir Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Miles Platting & Newton Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Fir Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Fir Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fir Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Fir Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fir Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fir Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fir Street are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Fir Street are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Fir Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fir Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fir Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Fir Street.

Unemployment in Fir Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
5.59% of Fir Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fir Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fir Street. The proportion of retirees on Fir Street is 4.48% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.12% of Fir Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fir Street

The proportion of home owners on Fir Street is 21.07% lower than the national average of 62%. 9.77% of properties in Fir Street are private rented and 47.91% are social rented.
40.93% of residents of Fir Street own their home

Country of Birth of Fir Street residents

The proportion if Fir Street residents born in the UK is 14.44% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 31.79% of Fir Street residents were born outside the UK.
68.21% of Fir Street residents were born in the UK

Fir Street Summary

With house prices in Fir Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Fir Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Fir Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Fir Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Fir Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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